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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-24
rHtI CITY.
j. c. KING, d.
Nk&f9.&N0 ID. s., S03 Main and
80 SVsy sOi Elm streets.

A buzz saw Is a dangerous thing TO fool
with So Is disease in its inciplency. Inc
former I'm rapid motion, Is scarcely less us
cernlbe than the latter. Hence II acid stom'
ach, dyspepsia and indigestion arise Ill inc
system. at once take Morris Cascarine.
Folly leads to trouble. Wisdom gathers
arich harvest of peace, consent ana naPpl.
ness. He is wise who. will remember lhat
Morris Cascarine dispels headacne, sleep
lessness and indigestion.
Smith a. Co. are headquarters Tor build,
ers' hardware, carpenter lools, siit1 ane
iron mantcls. Fame cook stoves, fuller
Warren Co. wrought iron ranges anu sP'ch-
did fireplace heaters
Green wire cloth, screen door and WIN
dow frames ut actual cost. Noland " Co.,
TO Elm street.
The HERALD does all kinds of job print
ing in good style at lowest rates.
As one who proraims glad tidings from
ihe mountains top, Is he who tells lhose
suffering from diseased liver that asoyerlgn
remedy has been discovered, 1t is Morris
Cascarine.
silver King yeast powders mt A. T.. Bou-
che's, S24 Main street.
Honey, maple syrup by the gallon OF
ouurt. also dried beef, ut A. IL, Bouches.
Pains in the small OF the back are caused
by affection OF the kidneys Ihey VIII DC
banished by the use OF Morris Cascarine.
A.E. Bouche, the Main street grocer, has
lust added a splendid refrigerator, in when
he has always the freshest country Dutter,
eggs and fresh Fleischman's yeast, when ID
kept as cold rs can be.
Combs. Brushes and Periumery at j. Ia.
Williams drug store, 800 lain street.
There Is no allment SO disastrous to the
human system'as constipation. motifs Gas
carne. by its laxative properties, VIII speed
lly eradicate this foe 10 good health.
NAV blossom tea, the best tea on the mar
ket, at Bouche's, S2i Main street, % Genus
per pound.
John Klein, Oh Main street, practical hat,
ter Cleaning and renoYating SILK, sou anu
stin hats specially. Work guaranteed.
Tycoon Chop Blended, May Blossom teas,
the best teas in the market, for Doc and Toe
per pound at A. Il. Bouche's.
Gumbo file and fine Mexican coffee just
arrived at Bouche's grocery store.
Red Ant Extcrminator atJ. l.. Williams
drug store 800 Main street
The latest and most popular sheet music
publications at Frees a. Sons.
Elegans display of piano covers and
stools at Frees II Sons.
A man must look up and be hopeful. par
ticuarly If he is drinking from n jug. There
is more chance of his beng hopeful Of cure
from disorders of the stomach, by drinking
Morris Cascarine.
Miss McDougal will begin apriyate school
Tor the young Monday next at DR.. Brow
der's grove, east of Santa Fe Railroad. she
respectfully solicits patronage.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-24
Notice to the Ladies'.

Our house is now omen for the re-
ccption of work. Our Miss Carrie
will return from the East within the
next four or five days. Mrs. V. f.
Waller, 625l Elm street, Dallas, Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-24
Ladies' are Arrested

While passing Frees IL Sons ware.rooms
by their inviting display of elegant Harde-
man pianos now on exhibition.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-24

Buckwheat. roasted coilees, canned goods
mackerel, herrings, apple butter, iresI
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-24

Fine cranberries and fresh celery
at j. b. Crowdus'.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-24
Economy In Renting

Pianos and organs from Frees a. Son :, all
money paid is applied towards the pur
chase o. Instruments.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-24
VIII A. Watkin & Co.,

Carry stock of the Best Pianos and
Organs in the State. and sell on very
easy installmcnts.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-24

The Mantels and Crates sold by Smith q
Co., are unsurpassed In style and fnish.
Prices low us the lowest.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-24
Beauties. Beauties!

The Hardman pianos, now on exhibition
and for sale by Frees Il Sons.
, 1887-04-06

THE 1st Member of the Colonial Council for
the town of Frederiksted, DR.. KALMER,
v~acating his seat, an election of a member
according to order from Government will
take place at the Courthouse in Frederiksted
on FRIDAY the 10Th of April next.
The polling will me at II o'clock
noon and in accordance with the Colonial
law s 80 close at 3o'cloek p. m.
The Elective Board for the Town OF FIRE.
deriksted, St. Croix, 31st March 1887.
Il. PETERSEN.
Chairman.
, 1887-04-06
Acknowledgements :.

IA 9die og 4de Medlem af Colonialraadet
for Frederiksteds Jurisdictions Landdls-
tricts Valgkreds, De Herrer Plantere III.
HEWITT og Il, D. MCDONALD udtr@de al
Raadet, vii if6lge Gouvernementets Ordre
Valg at 2 Medlemmer fnde Sted paa Frede-
riksteds ThingSted LORDAGEN den lode
April d. A.
~Valghandlingen ~begynder Kl. 10 slet Mid
dag og vii i Henhold til Coloniallovens 5 30
blive sluttet Kl. 3 slet Eftermiddag.
Valgbestyrelsen for Frederiksteds Ju1isdic-
tions Landdistricts Valgkreds, St. Croix, den
Site Marts, 1887.
r. PETERSEN,
Formand.
, 1887-04-06

THE 3rd and 4th Members OF the Colonial
Council for the Country District of the
Jurisdiction Of Frederiksted, Messrs tn.
HEWITT and q. D. MCDONALD v~acating
their seats, an election Of two members &C.
cording to order from Government will take
place at the Court house in Frederiksted on
SATURDAY the 10Th Of April next.
The polling will commence at 10 o'clock
noon and in accordance with the Colonial
law ! 80 close at 3 o'clock D.. NJ.
The Elective Board for the Country Dis
trict Of the Jurisdiction of Frederiksted, St.
Croix 31st March 1887.
r. PETERSEN,
Chairman.
, 1887-04-06
e ADVERTISEMENTS.
.

IA 1ste Medlem at Colonialraadet for Ere
u deriksteds Byes Valgkreds DR.. KALMER
udtreder at Raadet, vii if0lge Gouvernemen-
tets Ordre Valg at ct Medlem fnde Sted her
paa Frederiksteds Thingsted FREDAGEN
den lode April d. A.
Valghandlingen ~begynder Kl. IL slet Mid
dag og vii i HenhoId til Colonialloyens 5 30
blive sluttet Kl. 3 slet Eftermiddag.
Valgbestyrelsen for Fr~ederiksteds Byes
Valgkreds, st. Croix, den Bite Marts 1887.
4. PETERSEN,
Formand.
, 1887-04-06
Observation-Disclosures IN CHRISTIANSTRTS POST OFVICR.

Anelisa Dedricksen, Alexander Philip,
M~ontanart Pasguale, Louriser Tower, Marga-
ret Joseph, Frances James, John Thomas
Fitzherbert Howell, Cathrine Cornelius,
Harette Dunkor, Misse Creagh.
C~hristiansted's Post Office 31st March
1887.
A. J. BOYE.
, 1887-04-06

6.-Vanita Chabert, aged l month and IL
days.
Private No. e3 Christian Marius Chris
Jensen, of the 1st Company, aged 81
years.
" Beatrice Elizabeth Stephens, aged 6
weeks.
8.-Alice Marshall, aged 2 years and l
molth.
12.-MartInee Brooks, aged / year 3 months
and 3 dayb3doi2>sqUt
13.R4HaldS 9Wilhehnine5 Erickson, eyed )
mohthsOan1 8 dayab /!
14.-Edward Ricordo Williams, aged 2 years
3weeksfand 2days,H
15.-WidowiMrs Maria Wolff, born Mass
mann, sged'59 years.
Maud Daily, aged 4 months and 4 days.
16.-Sarah Annita Marshall, aged 6 months.
17,-Widow Mrs. Anna Petersen, born Pa
rison, aged 50 years.
19.-Margreth Francis, aged 4 months and Z
days.
"-Miss Mary oxholm, aged "a years.
21.-Gertrude Ruble, aged 4 months and 9
days.
22.-Margreth, of Est. Barren Spot, aged So
years.
23.-Rebeeca, Thomas, aged IS years.
"-Hgrrl&6l, Mark, aged. 2 years 9 months
anl&n GaysAH bus j.
"-#JaGnes Wbskj aged lBpmonths and 3 days.
"ANi9l8aJa ekBon5 'agedt26 years.
2A.yMfs. CHfistiHg Hall, born Gerard, aged
38 years.
'-Johadn1ne} Adams, newborn male child,
aged 3 hours.
Solomon Augustus Waltris, aged weeks.
26-Charles Prince, aged 9 months and 8
days.
"-Axelina Augusta Thomas, aged l year
and 2 weeks.
"-Emelia Frederiks, aged 81 years.
GILLIAN Coral Hansen, aged 2 years and
3 months.
3o.-Louis de Chabert, aged l year and 7
days.
81.-Ludwig D0hnert, aged 2 months and 70
days.
F-REDER1KsTED.
9.-Julia Joseph, aged 10 years.
4.-Maria van Brake, of Est. Hogensburg,
aged 8 months.
5.-Asariah John, of Est. Sprat Hall, aged
% year.
9.-James Elias Carter, of Est. La Grange.
aged II years.
11.-Bernard Finegan, aged 6 months.
Alexander McGovern, aged 5 weeks.
15.-Cathrine James, of Est. Oxford, aged II
years.
18.-Mary Ann Henricksen, of Est. Pros
perity, aged 7 years.
19.-Mr. Robert Flynn, aged 50 years.
20.-Julius AIbertus Simmons, aged4 months
2~1.-Severine McBean aged 81 years.
2~2.-Adriana John, aged 63 years.
98.-Julia Adelaide Jackson, aged IS years.
2"- csii3l Margaret 1sssH, 5S8aanoel'' 'till0orn male
"-Joba Christian D ,t,gsar aged 6 months.
"-ThomasG s2rd, age5i67 years.
26.-M4ffa+ Gp6f3555, aged 70 years.
Edith C~hfia5ophhine Davis, Of Est. En-
fad Gte6gb1, = ;SS65dd Z years,
27.-Abraha4 y,aaGOb, aged 8 years.
91.-William Heylige1, aged 81 years.
b@Pnl MINA "a
, 1887-04-06
'.s',PasjisIe5ngsrs Left.
,loue na EHEDERIKs9RBX

l[OQG rs EMEDERIKs9RBA
April ,AthaH4Ped, schooner Mary for st.
Thomaas-4Shrah YAnlor, 'tRebecca Smith,
Samuel Jackson, tfMt. Monsanto and 2 chill
dren.,4 vAIIb oi b1tuo
April 3rd.-Per schooner Mary from St.
Thomas,--Mr. A. Wollmer.
The s. 8 Bermuda, Captain Frazer, ar
rived at Frederiksted from New York on
Monday morning, and left again for St. Kits,
after having landed a mail and 8 passengers,
viz: Mr.. Monsanto and 2 children.
The Factory sugar price was fixed on Mon
day OF e2.17.
, 1887-04-06
UNCLAIMED LETTERS IN FREDE.
kIKSIEUS POST OFFICE.

Ann Sophia Bruce, A. George, Maria James,
Sarah James, Johana Jacob, James M. Lucus,
Maria Louise Magui, Marth Palmer, Rosaline
Stephens.
UNPAID.
Emelia Bastian, James A. Clendinen,
Joseph Cox, Charles Creagh, Isaac George,
Mathilda Grant, Sarah Irwin, Fl. I. Iwersen,
G. Jacoh1PMM 81. Steavens. Joseph Thomas,
John Wellington.
Frederiksted's Post Office, 31st March
1887.
Z. RICHTER.
, 1887-04-06

Wednesday, 9Th April, 1887.

His Excellency Governor Arendrup left
yesterday PEI "A schooner e 9 V'g'la"t for St.
! nolA"9 II 9hl as %,'ht39o
, 1887-04-06
ID e AT s.

ID e T H s.
registered ofpersons buried
in the public cemeteries.
March. CHRISTlANSTED.
Augustus .Thren, aged 81 years.
2.-Mary Greenage, aged 13 years,
z.--James Benjamin, Of Est. Bonnie Esper.
anes, aged So years
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-18
Fresh Mummies Dug out.

The following are extracts from a
private letter Of Rev. James S. Dennis,
d. d., of Newark, now in Syria:
The excavations and discoveries at
Sidon still continue with remarkable
results. The number of sarcophagi at
present brought to light is eighteen,
and some Of them are most magnih-
cent, and will rank high among
archaeological treasures. They are of
enormous size, and the sculpture is
elaborate and in perfect preservation.
Upon one of them alone are eighteen
almost detached statues, about three
feet in height, without single scratch,
and Of pure marble.
The most remarkable Of them came
t' light last week. 1t is an ancient
Phmnici,n sarcophagus, which had
never been opened and contained a
mummy and a large amount Of jewelry
of great value. The mummy, when
unroled, was found to be the body Of a
man in middle life, and the state Of
preservation was astonishing, The
features, and in fact the entire body,
were intact the flesh was tender and
yielded to pressure; and teeth, hair, and
yiscera wore all in place. Upon the
outside lid of the sarcophagus is an in
scriptiOn of seven and half lines in
Egyptian hieroglyphics. The bi-lin-
quail inscription OF such an ancient date
eXcites great expectations. We shall
have TO wait to have it deciphercd by
the sayants before we can know the full
value of the statements it contains.
The sarcophagus is of black basalt such
rs comes from Egypt, and it may have
been made in Egypt by order from
SidOn. The date of it is, of course, Il
matter of conjecture rs yet. 1t may
be anywhere from 800 to 1900 b. c.,
and even older This strange being
who has been brought forth literally
from the tomb of the ages to face the
nineteenth century WHO'S he2 What
if he should be Ethbaal, king of the
Zidonians" and father of Jezebel, or
some older king who tlourished in The
earlier days Of Great Zidon?' 1t is
more than probable that he was royal
or princely character
The value of this enormous find is
roughly estimated as approaching a
sum not far from $500 600. One OF the
European consuls in Beirut has offered
SO, 900 for one of the Sarcophagi, 1t
was not accepted, and the Turkish
government is boxing the entire lot,
and have sent a special steamer to
transport them to Constantinoplc.
The discovery of the sarcophagus of
Ashmunazcr, in 1880, just outside Of
Sidon, was regarded rs an important
event. Ii also had PhuniCian in
scription Of twenty-five lines, and
several interesting data were gathered
from IT, This is far more marvellous
and magnificent upturning of old
Sldonian remains,
The excavations still continue, and
other treasures may be brought tolight
A government official Handy Bey-
from Constantiuople is experimenting
the operations. These are days of
qrrat archaeological wonders. Think
of the old Pharaoh> on exhibition in
the Boulak museum IN Caro-.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-18
UIscIplInIng a C0acnman.

All luxures have their attendant
drawbacks. Evcp that of carriage
is accompanied by the infection of
coachman, who, if he has a high idea
of his own capability, is only too
likely to become a martinez
A Russian lady living in Paris says
that she was once invited to breakfast
in an questionable quarter Of the
city across the Seine. She accepted
the invitation, delivered in person;
but her prospective hostess said, mis-
chieyously, "You WIFI bc wise to start
in time To ARE cab.
"And why?
"Oh. that magnificent coachman of
yeurs will never take his fine horses
and gorgeous harness to my humble
door
Nonsense - replied the other. "He
does what | tell him, though he is
sometimes rehcllious.
Resolved to prepare for demur, she
gave the coachman his orders the
night before and boldly specified her
route.
Very well, madame he answered
imperturbably.
Assured of victory, she was ready
at the appointed hour. but the car
Iiage did not apperr. After a time
arrived the coachman, overcome
with regret, He was SO sorry, he was
inconsolable; but one of the horses
was indlsposed and could not be
taken out 1t was too late to inyes-
tigate, and the madame contented
herself with sending telegram word
ed thus:
Il cannot be with YOU My coach
man absolutely forbids it.
TWAS an American lady who. on
asking her new coachman to drive to
a certain street. was told by that
functionary that it was getting late,
and the horses might take cold after
dark"
"Ah, is that so, was the calm re-
ply well. suppose you drive to
c. street instead,
ITS twice as far objected the old
man, emboldened by her tolerance Of
his first rcmark,
"Indeed? Then to Willow street
Do you object to that distance?'
well, mum, its farther, by a good
deal
Very well;we1l say Spring street.
BY tins time it began to dawn upon
the man that the distance was being
regularly and purposely heightened,
aud he said no more after giving
rather a sulky assent to her caution to
drive slowly.
When they reached home after an
hours drive. the mistress examined
the horses with solicitude
"Quite wet and muddy, aren't
they?' she said well, rub them
down thoroughly. If you do it well,
You won't be through before 10 And
remember, that objections are not
among your duties. Touth's Com
paHiOB.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-18
80, She's My Wife"

A childish remark very often pune
lures the assertions of an older head.
A friend of the Saunterer was at the
tea-tablc speaking of the necessity of
courtesy ana the manner in which it
distinguished gentleman from boor.
81 invariably lift my hat to lady ac-
quaintauce ON the street. In fact, the
practice has become such n matter of
habit that it is impossible almost to
neglect this tribGtc q courtesy" Bat
pa. remarked his little daughter, "you
don't lift your hat to mother when YOU
meet her ON the street; she's one lady
Won don't do it to, | know 80, ~
pctulantly returned the father. 'she's
my wife; don't need to DO so.
But a, he made this reply his confusion
readily proved that the child had
touched vulnerable spot in bis claim
to distinction for courtesy Boston
BEdyCl
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-18
How Gordon Was Betrayed

The general court-martial on
bashi Hassam-Efendi Benhsar
who commanded the 9th regn
(EgyptianS) at Khartom, is
fixed, says a Cairo correspondeG |
the London Daily NeUS. The EgPI
military authorities refuse to gives
information on the subject-in init
ton, it would seem. of the l1t1
authorities, who always franta
endeayor to conceal political or phi
tary news, and who always fail
their efforts to do so. The whole 4
fair of Bimbashi Benhas,awy and
cOurt-martial is an open secret aaa
simply this;
For some months dribbet' Of
9Th regiment, escaped from hhlri'a
have been arriving at Cairo from
Soudan, and they have at PREF
reached the number of 1870 pFlA
officers, and non-commissionel
GERS. 1t viii be remembered
this was the regiment that was
posed to be on guard at the "H
(Messalia) and Southwestern
or entrance to Knrtoum 6rall
evidence has been collected Wal-
is alleged, will prove that Bln-
Benhassawy, in collision win q
Pacha, who held the position Of
eral, corresponded with the mls.l
and wrote letter to him to tAt
that unless he attacked by Mo4l'
would be too late, as the hl-
were close at hand. " The ie'"
course cannot be produced u@
will be sworn to that it was wy"
1t will be proved, it Is also WEc
that on the night that hhar'9lI
taken, the 9th regiment w"
charge of the southwest ana so1@
frances, never fired a shot, ana ~
turn they escaped the massacre
though they were kept pri,o'''N n
are now gradually escapI7 "a
whole affair came TO notice ''' ,. ~
Palmer, director-general 'de
pata5ilite q Etat, directed @.-
appreciation of the sirdar icoAD
er-in-chjcf of the Egyptian af..'
Valiant. director-generM
finance department of the SOU
pay these escaped officers aio
Of the ON regiment their ID"
pav-amouutug to some Gems
sum. But NJ valiant WHO '
eve pretty well on rhe Wn'.s
and who is without doub. oao
best men in the Coycrnmyy"'
replied: What. | pay ".
ers Of Gordon, Never.
refuse to nut my seal q W. ]
meut Of the sort dor ia Y
payment had been brought " IN 4
receive his stamp or searl
English wish to pay ths'e '.,.
must do it on your own ia
bility. Iwill have none OF d.
little difference led mp 70 o. .,.l ,s5.l
investigation and ended in . ~, MA
who commanded the 9TH Oe'"7
under arrest.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-18

translate Latin for nothing7 My Gear
sir you don't seem to appreciate what
it costs to obtain a classical educa-
ton. Hold on! I've given you oxalic
acid That boys always shifting them
bottles around Boston Transcript.
4 poem in an exchange is entitled
They Had No Poet and So They
Died" That was terribly sad And
the calamity might have been so ca
silly averted, too, Almost any city in
the Union could have spared dozen
or so poets, and would have gladly
forwarded them, free of charge, to
any point where such a singular IA
tality prevailed. We don't know who
They were, but they should have
made their wants known. NorriSt0lCn
Herald.
Shakespeare seems to have been very
well .p in most of the slang phrases
of the present day. In Henry VIII"
we have ''too thin; in king John"
"come off, and 'you are too green
and fresh in "A Winters Tale,
''What? Never?' and, although he
does not exactly use the exclamation
rats! we have in Hamlet "A rat a
rat which is pretty near it, John
Bunyan used the phrase 1T is a cold
day in connection with adversely
Boston Courier
Stranger-S9 that is your chief
cook Ell? Strange! lie looks healthy.
Hotel man Healthy! He hasn't lost
day ON account of sickness for
years. Remarkable. very remark
able" Some people have an idea
that cooks are big eaters, hut this
isn't so. That man eats scarcely
anything. Why, sir, about one-half
the time he takes nothing but crack
ers and milk. "Ah! | see He
doesn't cook the crackers himself. -
omaha IFOrld
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-18
Hearty Food.

From Professor Atwater's article in
the Centary we quote the following:
~ well remember how the sensible and
thrifty New England people among
whom my boyhood was spent used to
talk about hearty yictuals, and how
prevalent were the doctrines that "A
hard-working man wants real hearty
food, and that the children ought TO
have hearty food but not too hearty.
"With these cminently orth4dox
tcnets the science of nutrition in its
newest developments is in fullest ac-
cord. But there always used to be an
unsatisfactory yaguencss about them /
never could make out exactly what
were hearty foods, and in just what
their heartiness consisted. 1t has since
occurred to me that these words express
one of the ideas which the unerring
sense and instinct Of man have wrought
out of his long experience, but have
waited for science to put into clear
and definite form. The synonym with
which our science defines this idea is
energy. Hearty foods are those in
which there is an abundance of boten-
tial energy
The lumbermcn in the Maine forests
work intensely in the cold and snow
of winteran in the icy water in spring
To endure the severe labor and cold
they must have food to yield a great
deal of heat and strength. Beans and
fat pork are staple articles Of diet with
them, and are used in very large
quantities The beans supply protein
TO make up for the wear and tear Of
muscle, and they, and more especially
the pork, are very rich in energy to be
used for warmth and work
Il cannot vouch for the following.
which has just struck my eye in daily
paper, but If it is true, the workmen
were sound in their physiology:
"A lot of woodchoppers who worked
for Mr.. Sin H-stopped work
the other day and sent a spokesman
to their employer, who said that the
men were satisfied with their wages
and most other, things. but didn't like
your fresh meat that's too fancy. and
hain't got strength into it. Mr.. S.
gave them salt pork three times a day,
and peace at once resumed its sway.
'Thc use Of oily and fatty foods in
arctic regions is explained by the great
potential energy Of fat, a pound Of
which is equal to over two pounds OF
protein or starch. have been greatly
surprised To see, ON looking into the
matter. how commonly and largely the
fatter kinds OF meat are used BY men
engaged in very hard labor. Men in
training for athletic contests rs
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-18

In most regions there is only p single
important center whence earthquakes
originate, and the safe places are stu
atcd in what may be called earthquake
shadow for the prevalent vibrations
For just as a high wall, hill. or rail
way cutting often completely cuts OIL
sounds by forming a sound-shadow. so
a rayine or some arrangement Of the
geological formation may afford earth
quake-shadow for peculiar places
1t is not in general possible to pick
out the favorable sites by mere inspcc-
ton, for the distribution Of vibration is
often apparently capricious. Thus
Milne tells us Of princely mansion at
Toxic (which has so great a reputa-
ton for the severity Of the shakings ii
receives, that its marketable value has
been considerably deprecated, and it
is now untenanted.
In a town which Is frequently shaken
there is no need to wait long to carry
out a rough survey with seismographs,
and thus to obtain an idea of the rela-
tive shakiness Of the various parts.
If such a survey is impossible. it is best
TO avoid as the site for building Il loose
soil, such rs gravel, resting on harder
strata, and the edge Of a scarp or bluff,
or the foot of similar eminences. -
Professor q. 4. DarWin, IN Popular
Science MOHthiQ